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Description: Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-04022-JAP-DEA: Astrazeneca Ab et. al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Je...

Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-04022-JAP-DEA: Astrazeneca Ab et. al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Hon. Joel A. Pisano presiding. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l8EA for more info.

the laws of Sweden, having its principal place of business at Södertälje, Sweden. AstraZeneca AB was a corporate name change from Astra Aktiebolaget. 2. Plaintiff AstraZeneca LP is a limited partnership organized under the

laws of Delaware, having its principal place of business at Wilmington, Delaware. AstraZeneca LP holds approved New Drug Application No. 022511 from the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for a delayed-release naproxen / esomeprazole magnesium formulation that it sells under the name VIMOVO®. 3. Plaintiff KBI-E Inc. (“KBI-E”) is a Delaware corporation having its

principal place of business at Wilmington, Delaware. 4. KBI-E has exclusive rights in the United States to market and sell

products covered by United States Patent Nos. 5,714,504 (the “’504 patent”); 6,369,085 (the “’085 patent”); 6,875,872 (the “’872 patent”); 7,411,070 (the “’070 patent”); 7,745,466 (“the ’466 patent”), and 5,948,789 (the “’789 patent”). 5. Plaintiff Pozen is a corporation operating and existing under the laws

of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 1414 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517.

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6.

Pozen owns United States Patent No. 6,926,907 (“the ’907 patent”)

by assignment from the inventor. AstraZeneca AB is Pozen’s exclusive licensee under the ’907 patent. 7. Upon information and belief, Defendant Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of West Virginia, having its principal place of business at 781 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Upon information and belief, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is in the business of, among other things, manufacturing, marketing and selling generic copies of branded pharmaceutical products throughout the United States, including within this district. 8. Upon information and belief, Defendant Mylan Laboratories Limited

(“Mylan Limited”) was formerly known as Matrix Laboratories Limited (“Matrix Limited”). Upon information and belief, Defendant Mylan Limited is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of India, having their principal place of business at Plot No. 564/A/22, Road No. 92, Hyderabad 500034 Andhra Pradesh, India. Upon information and belief, Mylan Limited is in the business of, among other things, manufacturing, marketing and selling generic copies of branded pharmaceutical products throughout the United States, including within this district. 9. Upon information and belief, Defendant Mylan, Inc. is a corporation

organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania, having its principal place of business at 1500 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Upon information and belief, Mylan, Inc. is in the business of, inter alia, manufacturing, marketing and selling generic copies of branded pharmaceutical products in New Jersey and throughout the United States. 10. Upon information and belief, Mylan Inc., is the parent company of

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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11. Mylan Limited. 12.

Upon information and belief, Mylan, Inc. is the parent company of

Upon information and belief, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and

Mylan Limited are within the control of Defendant Mylan Inc. for purposes of responding to discovery in this action. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 13. This is an action for patent infringement arising under the Patent and

Food and Drug laws of the United States, Titles 35 and 21, United States Code. Jurisdiction and venue are based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338(a), 1391(b), 1391(c), 1400(b), 2201, 2202, and 35 U.S.C. § 271. 14. Upon information and belief, Defendants have been and are

engaging in activities directed toward infringement of the ’504 patent; ’085 patent; the ’872 patent; the ’070 patent; the ’789 patent, the ’466 patent, and the ’907 patent (collectively, the “patents-in-suit”) by, inter alia, submitting to the FDA ANDA No. 204920 (“Defendants’ ANDA”) and by submitting Drug Master Files (DMF), including DMF #23120. Defendants’ ANDA seeks the FDA’s approval to manufacture, use, or sell commercially their proposed naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium delayed release tablets, 375 mg/20 mg and 500 mg/20 mg (hereinafter referred to as the “ANDA Products”), containing the active ingredients naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium, prior to the expiration of the patents-in-suit, as a generic version of the VIMOVO® product. 15. In a letter dated May 16, 2013 (“2013 Notice Letter”) from Mylan

Pharmaceutical’s agent, the law firm of Perkins Coie, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., notified Plaintiffs of the filing of Defendants’ ANDA and that the ANDA included a certification,

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pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) (“Paragraph IV”), with respect to U.S. Patent No. 5,900,424, as well as the ’504, ’085, ’872, ’070, ’907, and ’466 patents. 16. Upon information and belief, Mylan Limited is the holder of DMF

No. 23120, which is incorporated by reference in ANDA No. 204920. 17. Paragraph IV requires certification by the ANDA applicant that the

subject patent “is invalid or will not be infringed by the manufacture, use, or sale of the new drug for which the application is submitted ....” The statute (21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(2)(B)(iv)) also requires a Paragraph IV notice to “include a detailed statement of the factual and legal basis of the opinion of the applicant that the patent is invalid or will not be infringed.” The FDA Rules and Regulations (21 C.F.R. § 314.95(c)) specify, inter alia, that a Paragraph IV notification must include “[a] detailed statement of the factual and legal basis of the applicant’s opinion that the patent is not valid, unenforceable, or will not be infringed.” The detailed statement is to include “(i) [f]or each claim of a patent alleged not to be infringed, a full and detailed explanation of why the claim is not infringed” and “(ii) [f]or each claim of a patent alleged to be invalid or unenforceable, a full and detailed explanation of the grounds of supporting the allegation.” 18. Upon information and belief, at the time the 2013 Notice Letter was

served, Defendants were aware of the statutory provisions and regulations referred to in paragraph 17, above. 19. Defendants’ submission of ANDA No. 204920 and service of the

2013 Notice Letter indicates a refusal to change their current course of action. 20. There is now an actual controversy between Defendants and

alia, Defendants, upon information and belief, have purposely availed themselves of the benefits and protections of the laws of New Jersey such that they should reasonably anticipate being haled into court here; Defendants have had continuous and systematic contacts with this judicial district, including, upon information and belief, selling pharmaceutical products in New Jersey and deriving substantial revenues from those sales; on information and belief Mylan, Inc. and Mylan Limited are licensed to do business within New Jersey. Thus, Defendants are subject to general jurisdiction in New Jersey. 22. Upon information and belief, the acts of Mylan Pharmaceuticals,

Inc., and Mylan Laboratories Limited, complained of herein were done at the direction of, with the authorization of, and with the cooperation, participation and assistance of Mylan, Inc. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF: ’504 PATENT 23. herein. 24. The ’504 patent (copy attached as Exhibit A), entitled Plaintiffs reallege paragraphs 1-22, above, as if set forth specifically

“Compositions,” was issued on February 3, 1998 to Astra Aktiebolag, upon assignment from the inventors Per Lennart Lindberg and Sverker Von Unge. The patent was subsequently assigned to AstraZeneca AB. The ’504 patent claims, inter alia, pharmaceutical formulations comprising alkaline salts of esomeprazole (including esomeprazole magnesium) and methods of using the claimed salts. 25. Plaintiff AstraZeneca AB has been and is still the owner of the ’504

will expire on February 3, 2015, and pediatric exclusivity relating to the ’504 patent expires on August 3, 2015. 26. In the 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that, as part

of their ANDA, they had filed a Paragraph IV certification with respect to the ’504 patent. 27. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding non-infringement (see paragraph 17, above), alleges that Mylan does not infringe any claim of the ’504 patent. 28. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding invalidity (see paragraph 17, above), alleges invalidity of all claims of the ’504 patent. 29. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’504 patent. 30. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’504 patent. 31. Accordingly, the 2013 Notice Letter fails to comply with federal

statute, as specified in 21 U.S.C. § 355(j), and FDA rules and regulations, as specified in 21 C.F.R. § 314.95. 32. Defendants have infringed the ’504 patent under 35 U.S.C.

§ 271(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, or the use of which is claimed in the this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’504 patent.

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33.

Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit gastric acid secretion and for the treatment of gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Upon information and belief, this administration will occur at Defendants’ active behest and with their intent, knowledge, and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’504 patent. 34. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products are a component

of the formulations patented in the ʼ504 patent, is a material for use in practicing the methods patented in the ʼ504 patent, constitutes a material part of those inventions, is especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ504 patent, and is not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’504 patent. 35. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

unenforceability of the ’504 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’504 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’504 patent is enforceable. 36. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

Omeprazole,” was issued on April 9, 2002 to AstraZeneca AB, upon assignment from the inventors Hanna Cotton, Anders Kronström, Anders Mattson, and Eva Möller. The ’085 patent claims, inter alia, esomeprazole magnesium salts and methods of preparing and using the claimed salts. 39. Plaintiff AstraZeneca AB has been and still is the owner of the ’085

patent. KBI-E is AstraZeneca AB’s exclusive licensee under the ’504 patent. The ’085 patent will expire on May 25, 2018, and pediatric exclusivity relating to the ’085 patent expires on November 25, 2018. 40. In the 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that, as part

of their ANDA, they had filed a Paragraph IV certification with respect to the ’085 patent. 41. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding non-infringement (see paragraph 17, above), alleges non-infringement of all the claims of the ’085 patent. 42. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding invalidity (see paragraph 17, above), alleges invalidity of the claims of the ’085 patent. 43. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’085 patent. 44. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’085 patent.

(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’085 patent. 47. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients in a therapeutically effective amount to treat gastric acid related conditions. Upon information and belief, this administration will occur at Defendants’ active behest and with their intent, knowledge, and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’085 patent. 48. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products are a component

of the compounds patented in the ʼ085 patent, is a material for use in practicing the methods patented in the ’085 patent, constitutes a material part of those inventions, is especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ085 patent, and is not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’085 patent.

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49.

The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

unenforceability of the ’085 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’085 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’085 patent is enforceable. 50. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

was issued on April 5, 2005 to AstraZeneca AB, upon assignment from the inventors Per Lennart Lindberg and Sverker Von Unge. The ’872 patent claims, inter alia, esomeprazole magnesium salts. 53. Plaintiff AstraZeneca AB has been and still is the owner of the ’872

patent. KBI-E is AstraZeneca AB’s exclusive licensee under the ’504 patent. The ’872 patent will expire on May 27, 2014, and pediatric exclusivity relating to the ’872 patent expires on November 27, 2014. 54. In the 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that, as part

of its ANDA, they had filed a Paragraph IV certification with respect to the ’872 patent. 55. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding non-infringement (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege non-infringement of all the claims of the ’872 patent.

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56.

The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding invalidity (see paragraph 17, above), alleges invalidity of all claims of the ’872 patent. 57. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’872 patent. 58. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’872 patent. 59. Accordingly, the 2013 Notice Letter fails to comply with federal

(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’872 patent. 61. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients at Defendants’ active behest and with their intent, knowledge, and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’872 patent. 62. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products contain a

component of the compounds patented in the ʼ872 patent, constitute a material part of those

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inventions, are especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ872 patent, and are not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’872 patent. 63. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address non-

infringement of all claims of the ’872 patent. By not addressing non-infringement of all claims of the ‘872 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ANDA Products meet all limitations of those non-addressed ’872 patent claims. 64. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

unenforceability of the ’872 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’872 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’872 patent is enforceable. 65. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

Omeprazole,” was issued on August 12, 2008 to AstraZeneca AB, upon assignment from the inventors Hanna Cotton, Anders Kronström, Anders Mattson, and Eva Möller. The ’070 patent claims, inter alia, esomeprazole magnesium salts and processes for preparing the claimed salts. 68. Plaintiff AstraZeneca AB has been and still is the owner of the ’070

will expire on May 25, 2018, and pediatric exclusivity relating to the ’070 patent expires on November 25, 2018. 69. In the 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that, as part

of their ANDA, they had filed a Paragraph IV certification with respect to the ’070 patent. 70. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding non-infringement (see paragraph 17, above), alleges non-infringement of all the claims of the ’070 patent. 71. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding invalidity (see paragraph 17 above), alleges invalidity of the claims of the ’070 patent. 72. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’070 patent. 73. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’070 patent. 74. Accordingly, the 2013 Notice Letter fails to comply with federal

(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’070 patent.

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76.

Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients at Defendants’ active behest and with its intent, knowledge, and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’070 patent. 77. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products contain a

component of the compound patented in the ʼ070 patent, is a material for use in practicing the methods patented in the ’070 patent, constitutes a material part of those inventions, is especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ070 patent, and is not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’070 patent. 78. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

unenforceability of the ’070 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’070 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’070 patent is enforceable. 79. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

Omeprazole” was issued on June 29, 2010, to AstraZeneca AB upon assignment from the

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inventors Hanna Cotton, Anders Kronstrom, Anders Mattson, and Eva Moller. The ’466 patent claims, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a first and second active ingredient and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the first active ingredient is a magnesium salt of S-omeprazole trihydrate, and methods for treating gastric acid related conditions comprising administration of the aforementioned compositions. 82. AstraZeneca AB has been and still is the owner of the ’466 patent.

KBI-E is AstraZeneca AB’s exclusive licensee under the ’466 patent. The ‘466 patent will expire on October 13, 2018. 83. In the 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that, as part

of their ANDA, they had filed a Paragraph IV certification with respect to the ’466 patent. 84. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding non-infringement (see paragraph 17, above), alleges non-infringement of all the claims of the ’466 patent. 85. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding invalidity (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege invalidity of all of the claims of the ’466 patent. 86. The 2013 Notice Letter, which is required by statute and regulation

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’466 patent. 87. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’466 patent.

(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’466 patent. 90. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients at Defendants’ active behest and with their intent, knowledge, and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’466 patent. 91. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products contain a

component of the composition patented in the ʼ466 patent, is a material for use in practicing the methods patented in the ’466 patent, constitutes a material part of those inventions, is especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ466 patent, and is not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’466 patent. 92. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

unenforceability of the ’466 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’466 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’466 patent is enforceable.

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93.

The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address

invalidity of all of the claims of the ’466 patent. By not addressing invalidity of all of the claims of the ’466 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the unaddressed claims of the ’466 patent are valid. 94. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

“Pharmaceutical Compositions for the Coordinated Delivery of NSAIDs” was issued on August 9, 2005, to Pozen, Inc., upon assignment from the inventor John R. Plachetka. The ’907 patent claims, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions that provide for the coordinated release of an acid inhibitor and an NSAID and a method for treating pain or inflammation comprising administration of such compositions. 97. Pozen, Inc. has been and still is the owner of the ’907 patent. The

to provide a full and detailed explanation regarding unenforceability (see paragraph 17, above), does not allege unenforceability of the ’907 patent. 103. Even where asserted, the 2013 Notice Letter does not provide the

full and detailed statement of Defendants’ factual and legal basis to support their noninfringement, invalidity, and/or unenforceability allegations as to the ’907 patent. 104. Accordingly, the 2013 Notice Letter fails to comply with federal

(e)(2) by filing their ANDA, seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of a drug claimed in this patent, prior to the expiration of the ’907patent. 106. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products, if approved, will

be administered to human patients at Defendants’ active behest and with their intent, knowledge,

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and encouragement. Upon information and belief, Defendants will actively encourage, aid, and abet this administration with knowledge that it is in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’907 patent. 107. Upon information and belief, the ANDA Products contain a

component of the composition patented in the ʼ907 patent, is a material for use in practicing the methods patented in the ’907 patent, constitutes a material part of those inventions, is especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the ʼ907 patent, and is not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products are so made or so adapted. Upon information and belief, Defendants are aware that the ANDA Products, if approved, will be used in contravention of Plaintiffs’ rights under the ’907 patent. 108. The 2013 Notice Letter does not allege and does not address non-

unenforceability of the ’907 patent. By not addressing unenforceability of the ’907 patent in their 2013 Notice Letter, Defendants admit that the ’907 patent is enforceable. 111. Upon information and belief, the manufacture, use, and sale of the

Synthesis Of Substituted Sulphoxides,” was issued on September 7, 1999 to Astra Aktiebolag, upon assignment from the inventors Magnus Erik Larsson, Urban Jan Stenhede, Henrik Sörensen, Sverker Per Oskar von Unge and Hanna Kristina Cotton. The patent was subsequently assigned to AstraZeneca AB. The ’789 patent claims, inter alia, processes for the synthesis of sulfoxide compounds. 114. Plaintiff AstraZeneca AB has been and still is the owner of the ’789

patent. KBI-E is AstraZeneca AB’s exclusive licensee under the ’504 patent. The ’789 patent will expire on July 3, 2015. 115. The Defendants submitted to FDA an Abbreviated New Drug

naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium delayed release tablets, 375 mg/20 mg and 500 mg/20 mg contain esomeprazole magnesium that was produced by a method patented in the ʼ789 patent. 117. On information and belief, the naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium

delayed release tablets, 375 mg/20 mg and 500 mg/20 mg (or its active ingredient, esomeprazole magnesium) will not be materially changed by subsequent processes and will not become a trivial or nonessential component of another product. 118. On information and belief, Defendants’ importation of

of naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium delayed release tablets, (or its active ingredient, esomeprazole magnesium), if approved, and which are made by a process patented in the ‘789 patent, will infringe the claims of the ‘789 patent, under 35 U.S.C. § 271 (g). PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request the following relief: (a) A judgment declaring that the effective date of any approval of

the expiration date of the last to expire of the patents-in-suit that is infringed, and the expiration of any exclusivity relating to such patent to which Plaintiffs are or will become entitled; (b) A judgment declaring that the ’504, ’085, ’872, 070, ’466, ’789, and ’907

patents have been infringed by Defendants, and remain valid and enforceable; (c) A judgment that Defendants’ defenses and claims for relief are limited to

those presented in the 2013 Notice Letter; (d) A permanent injunction against any infringement by Defendants, their

officers, agents, attorneys, employees, successors, and assigns, and those acting in privity or concert with them, of the ’504, ’085, ’872, 070, ’466, ’789, and ’907 patents; (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) A judgment that Defendants’ infringement is willful; A judgment that Defendants’ conduct is exceptional; An award of attorney fees in this action under 35 U.S.C. § 285; Costs and expenses in this action; and Such other relief as this Court may deem just and proper.